| au gratin |
coated or covered with bread crumbs, and sometimes butter or cheese, and baked until brown. |
| augur |
one who predicts the future or tries to obtain hidden knowledge by interpreting signs and omens, esp. an ancient Roman religious official with such a duty; soothsayer. [5 definitions] |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. [2 definitions] |
| August |
the eighth month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days. |
| august |
of great majesty or dignity; venerable. |
| Augustan |
of or relating to Augustus Caesar, to the period in which he reigned, or to the Latin literature of that period. [3 definitions] |
| au jus |
of meat, served in its own juices. |
| auk |
any of a group of web-footed, short-winged sea birds that live in colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere and are skilled at swimming and diving. |
| auklet |
any of several small auks of the northern Pacific coasts. |
| au lait |
made or served with milk. |
| auld lang syne |
(Scottish) times long past, esp. when remembered with nostalgia. [2 definitions] |
| au naturel |
in a natural or unadulterated state. [3 definitions] |
| aunt |
the sister of one's mother or father. [2 definitions] |
| auntie |
(informal) aunt. |
| au pair |
(French) of or pertaining to an arrangement in which one service or benefit is exchanged for another. [2 definitions] |
| aura |
the subtle emanation of a quality or condition of someone or something. [2 definitions] |
| aural1 |
of or relating to an aura. |
| aural2 |
of or relating to the ear or hearing. |
| aurar |
pl. of eyrir. |
| aureate |
golden in color; gilded. [2 definitions] |
| aureole |
an encircling region of light, esp. in artistic representations of a god or holy figure, or around an astronomical object such as the moon; halo; corona. |